We are now ready to start starboard outboard panel next week. This
weeks pictures shows the center section (port & starboard are one
piece now) with the port outboard section attached. The first
picture is the top, the second the front, and the third is the bottom
side. The humidity is much higher now and the fourth picture shows
us trying to separate the port outboard section after the picture session.
Guess the guide pins need a little more sanding.
-- Gary Himes

Week 26 21 May
2003

Tonight has a land mark significance. It has been
exactly 1/2 year ago we started building on this project. I don't know
when the counter was added to the web site but tonight it shows 935 hits.
We have been contacted by four people outside the United States. At
the end of the evening we have spent 222 man-hours constructing the project.
We have
spent $913.83 on the project so far, this includes kit, plastic window kit,
wing tubes, glues and misc items needed.

From the inside we have our doubts that we can finish the project in
the proposed 1-1/2 years left. People on the out side tell us we are
working along at a good pace. Maybe we just can't see the forest for
the trees? I hope that is the case. We are already starting to
get excited about flying Day Dream Believer.

Greg was missing tonight, as he is in Florida on business. Rick and I
gave him a call while we were working. Greg was out walking on the
beach. Tough business trip heh??

As habit as of late I am going to give the short version of the actual work.
By the way, all work done tonight was on the starboard outboard wing panel.

One last comment for this report. I keep getting questions on just how
big the wing is. The best size comparison I can give for the pictures
is to remember we are using a 3-0 X 9-0 steel door for a building
table. Hope this helps!
-- Gary Himes

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